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Congratulations to the Wall Scholars and Peter Wall Institute Associates that won 2019 Faculty Research Awards. Winners were selected by UBC’s Facult…
Learn More about the content: Wall Scholars and Associates Receive Killam Research Fellowships and Prizes.
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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), through its Project Grant competition, has announced $795,000 in funding over five years for a rese…
Learn More about the content: Kalina Christoff receives $795K grant to research spontaneous thought.
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The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies will grant up to five International Research Roundtable Awards for scholars from UBC, Canada, and the in…
Learn More about the content: The 2020 International Research Roundtable application is now available.
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The Wall Solutions Initiative supports innovative research projects and provides opportunities for UBC researchers, community organizations and partne…
Learn More about the content: The 2020 Wall Solutions Initiative application is now available.
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The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies is offering International Visiting Research Scholar (IVRS) awards of $15,000 to bring some of the world’…
Learn More about the content: The 2020 International Visiting Research Scholar application is now available.
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We are thrilled to announce that 2018 Wall Scholar Ian Williams (Creative Writing, UBC) has won the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his debut novel R…
Learn More about the content: 2018 Wall Scholar Ian Williams wins Scotiabank Giller Prize.
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January 6, 2020 – Update Dear colleagues, In the fall of 2019, we held a series of consultations in preparation for the upcoming external review…
Learn More about the content: Your opinion on the future of PWIAS.
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We are pleased to announce that the following UBC Faculty have been selected as Peter Wall Institute Wall Scholars for 2020-2021. The Wall Scholars R…
Learn More about the content: 2020-2021 Wall Scholars.
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We are pleased to announce that 2017 Wall Scholar Sebastian Prange has won the 2019 American Historical Association’s John F. Richards Prize, which re…
Learn More about the content: 2017 Wall Scholar Sebastian Prange wins AHA John F. Richards Prize.
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This year the Global Reporting Centre (GRC) launched the Global Reporting Program, bringing together students from several disciplines to collaborate …
Learn More about the content: Collaborative UBC project on NBC News.
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The Board of Trustees of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies at UBC has made a decision to invest its endowment 100 percent fossil free. Thi…
Learn More about the content: PWIAS to invest its endowment 100% fossil free.
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The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies is dedicated to exploring some of the most profound questions and challenges facing humanity. Climate Ch…
Learn More about the content: PWIAS Statement of Support for Global Climate Strike.